The Lonely Man..

I was on the beach at Reynisfjara at the very southern-most tip of Iceland in a blizzard back in February. I was taking pictures despite the snow when a figure seemed to materialise out of nowhere, way up the beach, walking towards me. As he came close I saw that he was a fellow photographer. As he passed we exchanged greetings, surreptitiously checking out each other’s equipment (like you do) while we talked. Satisfied and content in that camera brand camaraderie one finds amongst Nikon and Canon shooters alike, we said goodbye and he moved off.

A piece of music came unbidden to mind, a lovely piece of music by the great Joe Harnell, The lonely Man. The piece of music, one I used to play myself, accompanied the closing credits to the Incredible Hulk TV series as David Bannerman, still afflicted by the hulk curse after another adventure, set off once more in his lonely search for a cure.

I too was going to say my first impression was …looks like an awesome surreal painting. A fantastic work of “art”. It must be bliss to work surrounded by such vast solitude…but no doubt much preparation in the making.

Hello Rhys, thank you.. Yes, issues with Twitter claiming I deleted my account and somehow all my work was suddenly being attributed to this new “Chillbrook”. Twitter are not helping resolve the issue other than to say I’m welcome to open a new account, which I’ve done but I think my twitter days are over to be honest. They can’t admit to a computer glitch allowing someone else to register with my username, locking me out of the account and as with all these social media companies, they won’t engage in dialogue so there’s nothing I can do.

Aww, thank you Edith. It’s something that always captivates me about Iceland is the space and I’m glad I’ve been able to capture some of that. The lone figure was definietly a bonus. As for the picture of Chillbrook, that was taken on top of a volcano in Iceland back in June. It was a good day! :-)

Thank you Randall. The beach scene was so vast I was worried about being able to capture the mood, the space and then this lone figure appeared out of the snow and I knew I now had a shot worth taking.

Such a vast space. The dark tones of the sky and the whiteness of the snow makes for an almost eerie mood. No need to say that the lonely figure makes the difference between a great photo and an excellent one. :-)

Thank you very much Otto. That’s quite a compliment! It was quite a surprise to see this figure appear in the distance. It really was a gift and of course, I kept clicking the shutter. I guess it was no surprise however that the figure turned out to be a fellow photographer. Who else would be mad enough to be out in such conditions! :-)

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